難

nán

★ Core word

難 (nán) is a Chinese word meaning “difficult (to...)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 1 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

nán Novice Level 1 ★ Core word
Stative verb
  1. difficult (to...)
  2. problem
  3. difficulty
  4. difficult
  5. not good
nàn B2 Level 6
Stative verb
  1. disaster
  2. distress
  3. to scold

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Example

中文不難。

Chinese is not difficult.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).